200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program: Spring Summer 2023
June 1st - August 20th
​*The academic component of this training will be conducted both IN PERSON and ONLINE via live zoom conferences. You can opt to take this training entirely ONLINE! An unlimited in-studio package for the duration of the program is included in the price of the training. Students must subscribe to aUM Yoga's Vimeo for $25.00/mo during the course. Questions? Email [email protected].*
Consultation
Want to find out more about our curriculum? Schedule a phone consultation with the owner, Jessie Lipkowitz, so that she can answer any questions that you may have! Please click schedule on the left and fill out the form. In the comments section, please let us know the best phone number and time to contact you! 
Scholarships
We are proud to offer partial scholarship(s) for the Spring Summer 2023 semester. By submitting an application, you will be considered to receive $500.00 off tuition. Individual payment plans are available for the remaining tuition of $2,900.00. We accept applications on a rolling basis. The scholarship deadline is May 15th.
Core Curricula
Major Modules of the Training 
  • Ashtanga Yoga: Full Primary Series & Short Form
  • Chair Yoga
  • Hatha Yoga (Non-Flow)
  • Vinyasa Levels 1 & 2 (See Level Descriptors under Class Descriptions)
  • Yin Yoga
Workshops
Workshops & Specialized Classes
  • Anatomy Parts 1 (Skeletal), 2 (Muscular), & 3 (Practical & Applied)
  • Chakra Opening - Seven (7) Part Series 
  • Chaturanga Dandasana Posture Clinic 
  • Deconstructing a Sun Salutation 
  • Mala Yoga: 108 Sun Salutations
  • Poses that Challenge You Class Series 
Lifestyle of Yoga
The Philosophy of Yogic Living
  • ​Business of Yoga
  • Community and Karma Yoga
  • Eight-Limbed Path
  • Ethics and Boundaries 
  • ​Meditation and Pranyama
  • Rhetoric and Philosophy 
Reading List
  • Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual David Swenson
  • Functional Anatomy of Yoga David Keil
  • The Heart of Yoga T.K.V. Desikachar
  • A Man's Search For Meaning Viktor Frankl (Optional)
  • The Story of Y Steven Gnatovich (Optional)
  • Yoga Toolbox: For Teachers and Students Joseph and Lilian Le Page 
  • Monthly Subscription to aUM Live Vimeo $25.00/Month 
200-Hour Schedule
  • ​​Regularly Scheduled Classes
    • Thursdays 5:40-9:40pm
    • Sundays 12:00pm-5:00pm
  • ​Chakra Opening Seven (7) Part Video Series
Lead Teachers 
Jessie L.  (ERYT-500) has been a student of movement her whole life. She was a competitive dancer in her youth and has been a student of yoga ever since she left the world of dance. Jessie has been dedicated to a daily yoga practice for the past eleven (11) years. As a graduate from the University of Michigan and the University of Cambridge with degrees in Archaeology, Art History, & Heritage and Museum Management - she brings a unique passion for intangible cultural heritage and academic perspective to the training. Jessie has taught over twenty thousand (20,000) hours of yoga in the greater Detroit Area, Las Vegas, New York, London, Beirut, and Zurich. She specializes in Ashtanga, Chair & Geriatric Yoga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, and Specialty Workshops (Arm Balances, Contortions, and Inversions). Jessie has ample experience teaching outside of the yoga world - working as a Graduate Student Instructor and Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan as well as in various museums (including the DIA). She has published several works and co-authored the teacher training manual with Amanda T. (content creator for this training). Jessie opened aUM Yoga nine (9) years ago and is excited to bring this training to the students who have been with her during this journey. Qualifications & Certifications: University of Michigan: BA, University of Cambridge: MA, E-RYT 500 (several certifications): Vikasa Yoga 300 Hour Training, LifePower Yoga 200 Hour Training, and RussaYoga 200 Hour Training, YACEP, MomentOM Arts Aerial Yoga Certification, ElevatED Pole Level 1 Certification, Thai Massage Levels 1 & 11 (ITM certified), & AAIMT Medical & Sports Massage, Personal Training, and Nutrition Consulting.

Chelsea F. (ERYT-200) has been a student of yoga for over twelve (12) years. She started teaching yoga in the Fall of 2017, and has taught a variety of modalities in a multiplicity of locations around Ann Arbor. Chelsea loves to try new things, think deeply about alignment and philosophy, ask questions, and learn together! Her classes are generally flow based with a focus on building breath and alignment principles, offering variations to allow every student to reach their fullest expression. Off the mat, Chelsea has received degrees in Psychology, International Studies, and Elementary Education. She is currently a 4th Grade teacher in the Ann Arbor area. Qualifications & Certifications: ERYT-200
Why Us?
We are an accredited 200-Hour program with the Yoga Alliance and our academic curriculum exceeds industry standards. Your certification will be internationally recognized and accepted. Throughout the training yogis will engage with highly qualified instructors with wide ranging experiences (who have certified over 550 yogis) - receiving higher student teacher ratios than any other program offered in the Ann Arbor area. Students will receive more practicum and teaching hours than the Yoga Alliance standard. Yogis will embark together on this impactful journey with the love and full support of the aUM Yoga community.

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